9 Arrested in Beit Shemesh Election Case

A gag order was removed, Sunday evening, on details of the investigation into alleged fraud in the recent municipal elections in Beit Shemesh, west of Jerusalem.

As a result it was disclosed that nine people have been arrested in the case. They are suspected of involvement in the use of 160 identity cards belonging to people who were not interested in voting in order to skew the results.